1 January 2006
Satcoms
Com Dev Awarded Asian
Commercial Satellite Contract
Broadcast
Sirius Satellite
Radio Passes 3 Million Subscribers
Earth Observation
A Year On From Asian
Tsunami, Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding
Launch Services
Euro 400 Million
Contract for Ariane 5 Boosters
Launches
Uragan, Uragan M (2
satellites) (Cosmos 2417, 2418 and 2419)
GIOVE A
AMC-23
Launch Schedule
Business
Advantech AMT to
Acquire EMS Satellite Networks
Products and Services
RaySat Introduces
World's Thinnest In-Motion Satellite TV Antenna for Domestic Japan Automotive
Market
People
SpaceDev Appoints
New Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
Satcoms
Com Dev Awarded Asian Commercial
Satellite Contract
(29 December
2005) Com Dev International Ltd. has been awarded a contract, valued at between
Cdn$ 5 million and Cdn$6 million, under an Authority to Proceed (ATP) from an
Asian customer.
more . . . .
Broadcast
Sirius Satellite Radio Passes 3
Million Subscribers
(27
December 2005) Sirius Satellite Radio has recently surpassed three million
subscribers and expects a strong year-end.
more . . .
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Earth Observation
A Year On From Asian Tsunami,
Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding
(23 December 2005) The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept
across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200,000
people.
more . . . .
Launch Services
Euro 400 Million Contract for Ariane
5 Boosters
(27 December 2005)
EADS-Space Transportation and Europropulsion (50% Avio and 50% Safran) have
signed a contract for the production of 30 pairs of boosters for the European
Ariane 5 Launcher.
more . . . .
Launches
Uragan, Uragan M (2 satellites)
(Cosmos 2417, 2418 and 2419)
more . . . .
GIOVE A
more . . . .
AMC-23
more . . . .
Business
Advantech AMT to Acquire EMS
Satellite Networks
(24 December
2005) Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless
communication equipment with corporate headquarters in Montreal, Canada, has
agreed to purchase the EMS Satellite Networks division of EMS Technologies
Inc.
more . . . .
Products and Services
RaySat Introduces World's Thinnest
In-Motion Satellite TV Antenna for Domestic Japan Automotive Market
(28 December 2005) RaySat, Inc., a
leading provider of in-motion receive only and 2-way low profile satellite
antennas, has announced the thinnest in-motion satellite TV antenna for use in
Japan.
more . . . .
People
SpaceDev Appoints New Chief
Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
(23 December 2005) SpaceDev has appointed Mark Sirangelo as Chief
Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board.
more . . .
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